I’d been hoping to launch a dawn raid on RSPB Bempton this morning, but after yesterday’s mammoth walk (there weren’t actually any mammoths, I should stress, in case you were getting excited), and then having to resort to silicon earplugs … Continued
R and I spent the entire day either in and around the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs, or further out along the headland at North Landing and Thornwick. We did eighteen and a half thousand steps, and I took over … Continued
This morning I started my road trip at RSPB Newport Wetlands, a reserve I’d never visited before. It’s a former industrial site at the mouth of the River Usk, with good walks through woodland and between the extensive reed beds, … Continued
Best. Birding. Day. Ever. This was my first visit to Titchwell Marsh, but the seven hours I spent there were more than enough to have me falling in love with the place. Tonight I’m posting the first, second, and final … Continued
I was back at Ham Wall just after 6am, and back with the roosting chasers by 6.30. It was fun to watch them start to move around as the early sunlight reached and warmed them, and to see little squabbles … Continued
Over the past few days I’ve spent a lot of time wondering about making a trip to the Somerset Levels in search of early dragonflies, but without managing to come to a decision. After going round in endless circles over … Continued
“If you’d gone any further forward,” said R, “I was getting ready to grab hold of your camera strap. At least then when you fell off the cliff, I’d still have had your camera.” When he’d agreed to come to … Continued
